diff --git a/src/Robo/Doctor/DevDesktopCheck.php b/src/Robo/Doctor/DevDesktopCheck.php
index ad1e6a39d..7d66d7115 100644
--- a/src/Robo/Doctor/DevDesktopCheck.php
+++ b/src/Robo/Doctor/DevDesktopCheck.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public function performAllChecks() {
    */
   protected function checkDevDesktop() {
     if ($this->getInspector()->isDevDesktopInitialized()) {
-      if (getenv('DEVDESKTOP_DRUPAL_SETTINGS_DIR')) {
+      if (!getenv('DEVDESKTOP_DRUPAL_SETTINGS_DIR')) {
         $this->logProblem(__FUNCTION__, [
           "DevDesktop usage is enabled, but \$DEVDESKTOP_DRUPAL_SETTINGS_DIR is not set in your environmental variables.",
           "",
@@ -33,16 +33,6 @@ protected function checkDevDesktop() {
           "Add `export DEVDESKTOP_DRUPAL_SETTINGS_DIR=\"\$HOME/.acquia/DevDesktop/DrupalSettings\"` to ~/.bash_profile or equivalent for your system.`",
         ], 'error');
       }
-
-      $variables_order = ini_get('variables_order');
-      $php_ini_file = php_ini_loaded_file();
-      if (!strstr($variables_order, 'E')) {
-        $this->logProblem(__FUNCTION__, [
-          "DevDesktop usage is enabled, but variables_order does support environmental variables.",
-          "",
-          "Define variables_order = \"EGPCS\" in $php_ini_file",
-        ], 'error');
-      }
     }
   }